Nailless horseshoe



Gm. 23, i923-, 11,473,827

J.R.CARMAN NAILLEss HoasEsHoE Filed April 1a 1922 Patented 2E,

NETE@ JAMES R. CRVAN, OF BEAVER DAM, KENTUCKY.

NAILLESS HORSESHOE.

Application filed April 18, 1G22.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES, R. Centrar?, a citizen oi: the United States, residing at Beaver Dani, in the county of @hie and lState or" Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Nailless Horseshoe, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to nailless horse-- shoes.

rl`he object or the invention is to provide a shoe ol: this character constructed to accurately over the hooi" and yieldably but reliably be secured in operative position Without danger of hurting horses foot and yet be securely held against accidental disengagement.

lil/'ith the ioreooing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the coinbination and arrangement or parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment or the invention herein disclosed may be made Within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from the spirit of the invention.

ln the accompanying drawings Figure l regresents a plan view of a horseshoe constructed in accordance With this invention,

Ylig. 2 is a t ansverse section talren on the 2 2 or" Fig. l, and

3 is a rear elevation thereof. the embodiment illustrated, the horsei line the. r meeting Yfront ends with hinge lnuclrles 3 and d through which extends a pintle in the form of a bolt having a screw nut 6 on its inner end and having its head 7 countersunk in the lower faces oi the adjacent ends oi"- the sections so that there will be no danger of the head being sheared ed.

Serial No. 554,597.

The sections l and 2 are shaped when assembled to conto-rm to the hooi' on which the shoe is to be used, each olf which is provided its lower edge 1with an intnrned iiange 8 preferably pro-vided their rear ends with eallrs 9, although these may be omitted iiv 'found desirable.

The rear ends of sections 1 and 2 are yieldably co "-ected by a pair oiv coiled heavy Wire springs l0 and ll, the ends of each or" which are extended longitudinally and bent to torni eyes l2 with which are engaged eye bolts lf3- l removably engaged with the ends of the sections and held assembled by securing nuts le.

From the above description it will be obvious that `when the sections l and 2 are tted around the hooi ol" the horse and the coiled springs l0 and il secured to connect the rear ends or' said sections, the shoe will be securely held on the hoot and yet will suiiiciently yieldable to prevent undue compression such as might be uncomfortable to thehorse.

l claim A horseshoe of class described formed or two sections shaped to lit a horses hoor when assembled, said sections being hingedly connected at their iront ends, a pair of coiled springs connecting the rear ends of sait sections and each having its outer coils extended longitudinally and bent to form attaching eyes, and eye-bolts engaged withA the eyes oi said springs and extended through the ends of said sections.

ln testimony that l .claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto allixed my signature in the presence oitwo Witnesses.

JAMES R. CARMAN. Witnesses:

W. l". CARTER, R. E. Es'rns. 

